Ali Fatemi, MD

The Guest Editor of this issue of Seminars in Neurology is Dr. Ali Fatemi.

Dr. Fatemi is Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his MD from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, and subsequently did research fellowships at the Medical University of Vienna and Johns Hopkins University. He then did his residency in pediatrics at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and then his residency in child neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School in Boston where he became chief resident. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins, he joined the faculty there in 2008. He is the Director of the Experimental Cell-Based Therapy Program for Cerebral Palsy, the Director of the Division of Neurogenetics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, and Director of the Moser Center for Leukodystrophies.

Dr. Fatemi has quickly become a leader in neurogenetics and child neurology. His research has focused on whole exome sequencing in pediatric neurology, neuroimaging techniques in genetic leukoencephalopathies, and cell-therapeutic approaches in developmental brain injury models. He has mentored many students, residents, and postdoctoral fellows from the United States and abroad, and is a frequently invited guest speaker in child neurology, both nationally and internationally. Clearly, Dr. Fatemi is a rising star in neurology.

We greatly appreciate the efforts of Dr. Fatemi, as well as all of the contributing authors, for their great work in this issue of Seminars. The issue provides a comprehensive review of neurogenetics, including the tremendous progress that has been made in this field in addition to new diagnostic and therapeutic options. We hope that you enjoy this fantastic issue!